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顺便

shùn biàn

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 順便

顺便 (shùn biàn) means "conveniently". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 顺便 means

1. conveniently
2. in passing
3. without much extra effort

The characters in 顺便

• 顺shùnto obey; to follow; to arrange
• 便biànplain; informal; suitable

Example sentences

• 我得顺便给你讲件事。
  By the way, I've got to tell you something.
• 我决定顺便去看望看望他。
  I decided to take the opportunity to go and visit him.
• 顺便问一句，你今晚有空吗？
  Shùnbiàn wèn yījù, nǐ jīnwǎn yǒu kòng ma?
  By the way, are you free tonight?
• 我会在回家路上顺便去你家。
  I'll stop by your place on my way home.
• 顺便说一句，你最近见过他吗？
  Shùnbiàn shuō yījù, nǐ zuìjìn jiàn guo tā ma?
  By the way, have you seen him lately?
• 我会在回家的路上顺便去邮局。
  I'll drop by the post office on the way home.

Where 顺便 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Time adverbs & temporal expressions (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read shùn biàn correctly.
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